Hacking Hollywood
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In this 1999 sci-fi classic, Neo, a computer programmer, discovers that reality is an illusion controlled by machines, leading him to join a rebellion in a simulated world.

What is the movie The Matrix?

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The đź‘€ emoji indicate SIR Bot has done this.

How do you confirm SIR Bot has responded to a report?

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In 2021, a ransomware group targeted this major U.S. fuel pipeline operator, disrupting gas supply across the East Coast and prompting national headlines and emergency responses.

What was the Colonial Pipeline attack?

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This Hubbers handle, by any other name, may not smell as sweet.

Who is @prose66?

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This 1995 film follows a group of tech-savvy teenagers who uncover a corporate scheme while exploring the digital world, featuring early internet culture, rollerblading, and a young Angelina Jolie.

What is the movie Hackers?

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What emoji signifies that a Hubber has completed a report submission through SIR Bot (for CSIRT).

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In 2018, attackers exploited an API vulnerability to steal data from approximately 30 million users of this social media giant.

What is the Facebook data breach?

200

This Hubber's west coast vibes are apparent in the cool way they misspelled their handle.

Who is @howrad?

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Premiering in 2015, this psychological thriller follows a socially isolated cybersecurity engineer drawn into an underground group aiming to disrupt the global financial system.

What is the tv show Mr. Robot?

300

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What emoji signifies a reporter has been directed to the PSIRT intake form?

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Discovered in 2014, this vulnerability in a widely used cryptographic library allowed attackers to read sensitive data from server memory, and was identified by a logo and an exsanguinating organ.

What is Heartbleed?

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If you have a question, this is the Hubber to go to.

Who is @askjo?

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This 1982 sci-fi landmark was one of the first films to use extensive computer-generated imagery, following a programmer pulled into a digital realm ruled by glowing circuits and sentient code.

What is the movie Tron?

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This ⚠️ emoji informs IR.

What emoji signifies an error occurred during report submission?
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In 2020, attackers inserted malicious code into software updates from this IT management platform, leading to a massive supply chain compromise affecting U.S. government agencies and private companies.

What was the SolarWinds attack?

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Not hard to decipher, this Hubber's last name sounds similar to a cryptographic concept.

Who is @acyphus?

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In this 1983 techno-thriller, a teenager accidentally accesses a military supercomputer and nearly triggers global nuclear war—mistaking it all for just a game.

What is the movie WarGames?

500

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What emoji confirms Hubber requested a human and pings the First Responders?

500

In 2015, attackers gained access to sensitive background check data and fingerprint records for millions of U.S. federal employees by breaching this government agency.

What is the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)?

500

These two Hubbers clearly do not like PCs.

Who are @anticomputer and @computersarebad?